text_original: After a siege in Laon he and his mother, the Bavarian Swanahild, were captured. Swanahild was sent to a monastery near Paris, where we lose sight of her, and Grifo kept in prison for years in a fortress of the Ardennes. 8 113 114 THE DAWN OF MEDIAEVAL EUROPE Before turning to the task of repressing the rebellious provinces the two mayors determined to give technical legality to their position by placing a Merovingian on the throne.
text_transcription: AFTER A SIEGE IN LOELL HE AND HIS MOTHER THE BAVARIAN SCHENAHILT WERE CAPTURED SCHENNIHILT WAS SENT TO A MONASTERY NEAR PARIS WHERE WE LOSE SIGHT OF HER AND GRIFFOU KEPT IN PRISON FOR YEARS IN A FORTRESS OF THE OCTANE BEFORE TURNING TO THE TASK OF REPRESSING THE REBELLIOUS PROVINCES THE TWO MAYORS DETERMINED TO GIVE TECHNICAL LEGALITY TO THEIR POSITION BY PLACING A MEROVINGIAN ON THE THRONE
phonemes: ˈæftɚɹ ɐ sˈiːdʒ ɪn lˈeɪɑːn hiː ænd hɪz mˈʌðɚ, ðə bɐvˈɛɹiən swˈɑːnɐhˌɪld, wɜː kˈæptʃɚd. swˈɑːnɐhˌɪld wʌz sˈɛnt tʊ ɐ mˈɑːnɐstɚɹi nˌɪɹ pˈæɹɪs, wˌɛɹ wiː lˈuːz sˈaɪt ʌv hɜː, ænd ɡɹˈiːfoʊ kˈɛpt ɪn pɹˈɪzən fɔːɹ jˈɪɹz ɪn ɐ fˈɔːɹtɹəs ʌvðɪ ɑːɹdˈɛnz. ˈeɪt wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːtiːn wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɔːɹtiːn ðə dˈɔːn ʌv mˌɛdɪˈiːvəl jˈʊɹɹəp bᵻfˌɔːɹ tˈɜːnɪŋ tə ðə tˈæsk ʌv ɹᵻpɹˈɛsɪŋ ðə ɹᵻbˈɛliəs pɹˈɑːvɪnsᵻz ðə tˈuː mˈeɪɚz dɪtˈɜːmɪnd tə ɡˈɪv tˈɛknɪkəl liːɡˈælᵻɾi tə ðɛɹ pəzˈɪʃən baɪ plˈeɪsɪŋ ɐ mˌɛɹoʊvˈɪŋɡiən ɔnðə θɹˈoʊn.